2017 HRI Newsletter

It is an immense pleasure to publish the May 2017 newsletter of the Healthy Reefs Initiative. This international collaboration of over 67 partner organizations aims to improve the health and management of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecosystem (MAR).

In response to public outcry from stakeholders, the Government of Belize (GoB) issued a statement today, that it would halt seismic survey activities until further consultations could be held. government-halt-seismic-survey-in-belize

Caribbean-area reef researchers and sport divers should be on the lookout for sites with an unusually high percentage of diseased and recently dead corals. Many of you will have heard that corals in Florida are experiencing one of the largest…